The year is coming to an end. Let’s forget about what was hyped ridiculously and focus on rounding the year up with my pick of the year’s very best.
The Best of 2009 According to Yulya X
Female Model: Hanne Gaby Odiele (followed closely by Iris Strubegger, Elsa Sylvan, Viktoriya Sasonkina and Freja Beha Erichsen)
Male Model: Mathias Lauridsen Lenz von Johnston
Model’s Boyfriend: Sheila Márquez’s Christian Brylle
Editorial: Meiselpic by Steven Meisel – Vogue Italia December 2009
Ad Campaign: Bruuns Bazaar Spring/Summer 2009 by Henrik Bülow
Cover: Fashion Gone Strong by Steven Meisel – Vogue Italia November 2009 – Rianne Ten Haken
Runway show: Emilio Pucci Fall/Winter 2009/10 by Peter Dundas
Cruise show: Alexander McQueen
Shoes: Camilla Skovgaard
Swimwear + Lingerie: Princess Tam Tam
T-Shirt: Luella Graphic print cotton T-shirt
Designer: Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy
Tags: Ad Campaigns, Alexander McQueen, Anna Selezneva, Anne Vyalitsyna, Belgian Models, Bruuns Bazaar, Camilla Skovgaard, Christian Brylle, Danish Models, Dutch models, Emilio Pucci, German Models, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Italien Designer Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy, Lenz von Johnston, Luella, Mathias Lauridsen, Norwegian designer Peter Dundas, Owen Plummer for Luella, Photography by Henrik Bülow, Princess Tam Tam, Rianne Ten Haken, Russian Model, Steven Meisel, Vogue Italia
I would like to nominate my favorite photographer of 2009. Her work was featured prominently in the Sisley lingerie campaign earlier this year. She was tagged once on Blogyul, and certainly made some other appearances here. In March, I highlighted her Numéro Novembre 2006 editorial with a post in the forums. Since then, I have affectionately named one of her photos, “Kitty Kass,” which I adopted as an emoticon on IM as well as an Easter Egg ornament for the Blogyul 404 page. She is one of the few photographers I consider to have a sought-after fashion portfolio, and her work now appears on the January 2010 cover of Vogue Germany. This distinction goes to Camilla Åkrans!